Image schemas are dynamic embodied patternsthey take place in and through time.

Moreover, they are multi-modal patterns of experience, not simply visual. For instance, consider how the dynamic nature of the containment schema is reflected in the various spatial senses of the English word out. Out may be used in cases where a clearly defined trajector (TR) leaves a spatially bounded landmark (LM), as in: (1a) John went out of the room. (1b) Mary got out of the car. (1c) Spot jumped out of the pen. In the most prototypical of such cases the landmark is a clearly defined container. However, out may also be used to indicate those cases where the trajector is a mass that spreads out, effectively expanding the area of the containing landmark: (2a) She poured out the beans. (2b) Roll out the carpet. (2c) Send out the troops.